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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3879 

To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology 

and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of 

origin of red snapper imported into the United States, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2024 

Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. TUBERVILLE, and Mrs. BRITT) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards 

and Technology and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin 

of red snapper imported into the United States, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Illegal Red Snapper 

5 Enforcement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING THE COUNTRY 

2 OF ORIGIN OF RED SNAPPER IMPORTED 

3 INTO THE UNITED STATES. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis6 trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 

7 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

8 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON9 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con10 gress’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

12 and Transportation of the Senate; and 

13 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

14 Infrastructure and the Committee on Natural 

15 Resources of the House of Representatives. 

16 (3) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 

17 Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce 

18 for Standards and Technology and the Director of 

19 the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

20 (b) STANDARD METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFICA21 TION.—The Under Secretary and the Administrator, in 

22 consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 

23 Border Protection and the Commandant of the Coast 

24 Guard, shall jointly develop a standard methodology based 

25 on chemical analysis for identifying the country of origin 

26 of red snapper imported into the United States that— 


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1 (1) is consistent with the needs of Federal and 

2 State law enforcement agencies in combating illegal, 

3 unreported, and unregulated fishing; 

4 (2) minimizes processing time; and 

5 (3) involves the use of a field kit that can be 

6 easily carried by one individual. 

7 (c) REPORT.—Not later 2 years after the date of the 

8 enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit 

9 to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that 

10 includes the following: 

11 (1) A summary of the methodology developed 

12 under subsection (b). 

13 (2) A plan for operationalizing the methodology. 

14 (3) Recommendations for further research on 

15 identification methods, including other potential ap16 plications of the methodology. 

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